Thursday, September 29, 2011

Friday Peace Vigil, Warren, OH, and surrounding area:

PEACE VIGIL
WARREN, OH
Friday, September 30, 2011
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Courthouse Square

Ray Nakley (330-506-1999) and Ron Dull (330-518-9881) will hold their weekly Peace Vigil this Friday, September 30, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., at Courthouse Square, Warren, OH. They invite anyone who is interested in showing their support for ending conflict in the world to join them. Hold out positive thoughts for that!

This week:

Two more days and Jim and I will be a “retired” couple. On the other hand, we both look forward to this as the beginning of a new period of shared activities to the extent we’ve never enjoyed before. But unlike many people at this stage of their lives, we’re not planning to waste our precious time on selfish pursuits, like traveling for fun or playing golf, trying to find pleasure while forgetting the needs of others. We hope to use whatever resources we have to find ways to be useful, through my writing and Jim’s painting, and making every effort to take advantage of whatever other opportunities for productivity become available to us. We hope that when we reach the end of our lives, we can look back and say that we did our best to leave the world a little better than when we arrived, albeit in the smallest way. Wish us luck!

Meanwhile, let’s all send out our most positive thoughts and, for those who are believers, prayers to support and benefit all those suffering in so many parts of the world!

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Friday Peace Vigil, Campbell, OH, and surrounding area:

PEACE VIGIL
CAMPBELL OH
Friday, September 23, 2011
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Rte. 422 (McCartney Rd.) & 12th St.


Ray Nakley (330-506-1999) and Ron Dull (330-518-9881) will hold their weekly Peace Vigil this Friday, September 23, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., at Rte. 422 (McCartney Rd.) & 12th St., Campbell, OH. They invite anyone who is interested in showing their support for ending conflict in the world to join them. Hold out positive thoughts for that!

This week:

In just one more week, Jim will be a retired old man. We’re really looking forward to the change. We’re almost ready, but there will still be some more things to take care of so we can get on with the next phase of our lives. Wish us luck!

Meanwhile, let’s all send out our most positive thoughts and, for those who are believers, prayers to support and benefit all those suffering in so many parts of the world!

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Friday Peace Vigil, Youngstown, OH, and surrounding area:

PEACE VIGIL
YOUNGSTOWN, OH
Friday, September 16, 2011
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Wick Ave. & Rayen Ave.

Ray Nakley (330-506-1999) and Ron Dull (330-518-9881) will hold their weekly Peace Vigil this Friday, September 16, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., at Wick Ave. & Rayen Ave., Youngstown, OH. They invite anyone who is interested in showing their support for ending conflict in the world to join them. Hold out positive thoughts for that!

This week:

Jim’s just got a couple more weeks of slogging in the salt mines and then he’ll be officially retired. We’re really looking forward to it. I should be able to get back to doing my own thing by then. I’m holding onto positive thoughts for that!

Meanwhile, let’s all send out our most positive thoughts and, for those who are believers, prayers to support and benefit all those suffering in so many parts of the world!

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Friday Peace Vigil, Youngstown, OH, and surrounding area:

PEACE VIGIL
YOUNGSTOWN, OH
Friday, September 9, 2011
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Belmont Ave. & Gypsy Ln.

Ray Nakley (330-506-1999) and Ron Dull (330-518-9881) will hold their weekly Peace Vigil this Friday, September 9, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., at Belmont Ave. & Gypsy Ln., Youngstown, OH. They invite anyone who is interested in showing their support for ending conflict in the world to join them. Hold out positive thoughts for that!

This week:

Jim is now in his last month of employment at the Gila River Indian Community, as he retires at the end of this month. That means we still have things to do to get ready for the next phase of our lives. Meanwhile, it’s sad to hear so many candidates spouting off about how much they want to destroy the very systems that are keeping older and/or disabled people from total starvation while they preach about granting more benefits to their wealthy contributors. If they really believed in shared sacrifice, they’d stop demanding so much more from the people who’ve sacrificed so much already and start demanding real help for the economy from all the rich people who made everything so bad in the first place.

On the other hand, if we finally began to focus on making things fairer for everyone, we could actually solve the problems we’re facing in our society. And we have to stop blaming Barack Obama. From the first day the Republicans took over the House of Representatives, they’ve done nothing but stand in the way of any progress Obama and the Democrats have been trying to accomplish. Moreover, the president is only one person. He cannot do anything alone. He needs organized support from people who truly want to solve economic problems, not just reward the rich in the mythic belief that they’re the barometer of a society’s economic success. As I explained in The World I Imagine: A creative manual for ending poverty and building peace, as long as anyone continues to live in poverty, we have work to do. It’s time for all of us to get it done!

Meanwhile, let’s all send out our most positive thoughts and, for those who are believers, prayers to support and benefit all those suffering in so many parts of the world!